World Cup 2026: England beat Norway to reach semis • FRANCE 24 English
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The joy of these England fans is matched only by their relief. In the streets of London, crowds celebrated their team's qualification for the World Cup semi-finals. After a 2-1 victory against Norway.
I'm out of my seat all night, but we're bringing it home. Normally, when we watch football, it's everyone against everyone when it comes to the Premier League and stuff like that. But for us to all support the same team, we're all together in our eyes, there's no better feeling than that.
Honestly, it was brilliant. It was beautiful. It was a hard-earned win for the English.
Norway opened the score in the first half, before Jude Bellingham equalised just before halftime. It wasn't until extra time that the Real Madrid midfielder scored the winning goal. England will now face Argentina in their next match.
It was a less spectacular night for the Argentinians, who were also forced into extra time by Switzerland. Despite the Swiss being down to 10 players after Brel Mbolo was handed a red card. The score stood 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
Then, Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead with a perfectly placed shot from outside the box. And Lotaro Martinez sealed the Swiss team's fate in the final moments of extra time. The final score, 3-1.
Semifinals are set to take place next Tuesday and Wednesday.